The NBA All-Star Game is just more than a month away, and if you ask Anthony Davis, he fully intends on making a ninth consecutive appearance. Davis spoke with Yahoo Sports about the upcoming festivities and his fitness since being sidelined with an MCL sprain for the last month. The 28-year-old said he “feels good.” “Body’s getting better, knee is getting better,” he added. “I’m just taking it one day at a time. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to step back on the floor and go back to playing the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo workers in Japan told they can work anywhere in the country rather than return to the office
Yahoo workers in Japan have been told that they can work from anywhere in the country rather than return to the office – and commute by plane when necessary. Around 8,000 employees will benefit from the change, which takes effect on April 1, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. More than 90 per cent of employees are already working remotely and Yahoo President Kentaro Kawabe said their performance has held or improved at home, Japan Times reported. The new flexible working policy… Source link
Read More »Nick Saban and his medical team wouldn’t allow Jameson Williams to play despite his desire to return; cites future in NFL as reasoning
Alabama lost, but it doesn’t feel like the end of the world, at least in my household. The Crimson Tide accomplished far more than I thought possible this season, especially following the loss in College Station to Texas A&M. But, among the confetti, a future NFL draft pick named Jameson Williams watched on. Williams cemented his future in the NFL after transferring to Alabama from Ohio State this season. It turned out to be one of the best decisions he’s ever made. In his only year at the… Source link
Read More »Klay Thompson makes emotional return for Warriors
After more than two years away, Klay Thompson finally stepped back on the court for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Thompson, who suffered both an ACL injury and then an Achilles injury in recent years, officially made his return on Sunday at the Chase Center for the Warriors’ 96-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thompson was in the starting lineup for the Warriors, and received a massive standing ovation from Warriors fans pregame. Draymond Green fouled instantly after the tip,… Source link
Read More »Warriors SG Klay Thompson to make return Sunday
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is scheduled to make his highly anticipated return against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, according to The Athletic. The season debut comes 31 months after the five-time All-Star last played an NBA game. The 31-year-old tore the ACL in his left knee during Game 6 of the Finals in June 2019. In his attempt to come back for the start of the ensuing season, Thompson tore his right Achilles’ tendon in November 2020. The Warriors cleared Thompson… Source link
Read More »Kawhi Leonard (ACL rehab) could return this season
PHOENIX — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a torn right ACL and a return to action this season is within reach, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as he relayed on TNT Thursday night. Leonard has amped up his workload in recent weeks and is looking stronger and stronger, sources said. Heading into Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers are 19-19, positioned eighth in the Western Conference standings. Multiple players… Source link
Read More »NFL news:Titans RB Derrick Henry could return to practice, be ready for playoffs
The Tennessee Titans could be getting one of their biggest offensive weapons back on the field in time for the playoffs. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that running back Derrick Henry is close to returning from injured reserve, and they’ll discuss opening his three-week return window in just a couple of days. The Titans lost Henry to a foot injury midway through their Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Henry went in for foot surgery just a day after the game, which… Source link
Read More »Desmond Ridder’s decision to return pays off
Nearly a year ago, Desmond Ridder and his family spent three-and-a-half hours in the office of Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell with a looming decision that held the potential to reshape the Bearcat program and the sport. After Cincinnati’s Peach Bowl loss to Georgia, Ridder needed to figure out in short order whether he’d return to the Bearcats for a fifth and final season. Myriad factors hovered over Ridder’s decision. His NFL projections were uneven – anywhere from the third to… Source link
Read More »Tiger Woods makes triumphant return to golf with son Charlie
A red-and-black-clad Woods tore up the course at the PNC Championship Sunday … and it wasn’t Tiger. Twelve-year-old Charlie Woods officially stepped onto golf’s world stage Sunday afternoon. He might become a professional golfer in his father’s footsteps, or he might just end up playing the game for fun. Either way, right now he’s the talk of the sport, and justifiably so. Tiger and Charlie fell to the duo of John Daly and son John Daly II, but the tournament came down to the final two… Source link
Read More »Kyrie Irving’s return is sacrificing safety, sanity
Make it make sense. The NBA is going through a wave of COVID-19 diagnoses, even among the vaccinated and perhaps the boosted, and the Brooklyn Nets decide to kowtow to Kyrie Irving? On some level, maybe it does. Players of all levels are testing positive, so what’s the harm in bringing in a healthy body for road games, to help out the overworked Kevin Durant even in a pinch? The harm, aside from common sense, science and everything believed to be true about teams with championship… Source link
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